2025-2026 Regular SessionUS Congress Legislature

SB2279: Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act

Legislative Summary

A bill to repeal the changes to Medicaid State provider tax authority and State directed payments made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and provide increased funding for the rural health transformation program.

Bill History

7/15/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(7/15/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text7/23/2025238.8 KB